Dom Pates
@dompates.bsky.social
Educational Technologist, in HE. Father/husband. Writer. Brightonian/ex-Tokyoite. DJ/podcaster. European. Transitionist. (Occasional) Musician. Not necessarily in that order?
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Dom Pates
@dompates.bsky.social
· May 20
If #NetZero is the simple but complex slogan to define the story of where we want to get to with #ClimateChange - where the carbon cycle is brought back into balance - what’s the equivalent story slogan for sustainability? #CircularEconomy? #NaturePositive? Or is it too complex to reduce like that?
Even if part of this happens rather than all of it, it will still suggest an epochal shift in the world order. What comes to mind is that Greenland could be America’s Suez. Britain never came back from that in the form in had previously held onto so tightly.
open.substack.com/pub/brentmol...
‘The U.S. economy, which relies on the dollar being the global reserve currency, will collapse. Inflation will make the post-COVID spikes look like a rounding error. Your savings will be worthless before the ink dries on the invasion orders.’
‘The U.S. economy, which relies on the dollar being the global reserve currency, will collapse. Inflation will make the post-COVID spikes look like a rounding error. Your savings will be worthless before the ink dries on the invasion orders.’
🌍🔥 The Suicide Pact: What Happens the Moment We Touch Greenland
If the United States follows through on the threat to invade Greenland, we need to be crystal clear about what happens the next morning.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Even if part of this happens rather than all of it, it will still suggest an epochal shift in the world order. What comes to mind is that Greenland could be America’s Suez. Britain never came back from that in the form in had previously held onto so tightly.
Very good!
January 15, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Very good!
Last October, we put on a full 48hrs of radio programming as part of the annual #ALTc conference in Glasgow, exploring what learning technology sounded like.
This Jan & Feb, we’re broadcasting programme highlights again on TTNS every Friday PM. #ALTCRadio #Rewind
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
This Jan & Feb, we’re broadcasting programme highlights again on TTNS every Friday PM. #ALTCRadio #Rewind
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
January 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Last October, we put on a full 48hrs of radio programming as part of the annual #ALTc conference in Glasgow, exploring what learning technology sounded like.
This Jan & Feb, we’re broadcasting programme highlights again on TTNS every Friday PM. #ALTCRadio #Rewind
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
This Jan & Feb, we’re broadcasting programme highlights again on TTNS every Friday PM. #ALTCRadio #Rewind
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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EVENT | ReIMAGINING the Purpose of Education
📅 23 Jan | ⏰ 12 PM (GMT)
What might an education that helps young people flourish in the modern world look like?
Join us and the Climate Youth Resilience Project for an interactive workshop to reimagine #education in the 21st century:
📅 23 Jan | ⏰ 12 PM (GMT)
What might an education that helps young people flourish in the modern world look like?
Join us and the Climate Youth Resilience Project for an interactive workshop to reimagine #education in the 21st century:
ReIMAGINING the Purpose of Education | DEAL
Youth‑led workshop rethinking education by centring their voices, agency, and vision for a thriving future.
doughnuteconomics.org
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
EVENT | ReIMAGINING the Purpose of Education
📅 23 Jan | ⏰ 12 PM (GMT)
What might an education that helps young people flourish in the modern world look like?
Join us and the Climate Youth Resilience Project for an interactive workshop to reimagine #education in the 21st century:
📅 23 Jan | ⏰ 12 PM (GMT)
What might an education that helps young people flourish in the modern world look like?
Join us and the Climate Youth Resilience Project for an interactive workshop to reimagine #education in the 21st century:
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“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”
January 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”
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Did you know that the PR agency for #COP30 also works for fossil fuel companies like Shell?
We made a meditation app to help them sleep at night.
Try it for yourself here
oilwell.app
We made a meditation app to help them sleep at night.
Try it for yourself here
oilwell.app
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Did you know that the PR agency for #COP30 also works for fossil fuel companies like Shell?
We made a meditation app to help them sleep at night.
Try it for yourself here
oilwell.app
We made a meditation app to help them sleep at night.
Try it for yourself here
oilwell.app
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Help us build a solidarity network for Hopeful Technologists ☀️hopeful.technology
January 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Help us build a solidarity network for Hopeful Technologists ☀️hopeful.technology
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“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Living through the *weirdest* of times!
January 9, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Living through the *weirdest* of times!
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JD Vance sending a telegram to Ben Franklin: lol they couldn't keep it
January 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
JD Vance sending a telegram to Ben Franklin: lol they couldn't keep it
The African Diner continues. Tonight, my fellow Nighthawk and I will be taking our listeners on a trip to Senegal for a deep dive into their rich musical traditions. Tune in to TTNS.uk at 23:00 (UK time) and join us in the chatroom.
January 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The African Diner continues. Tonight, my fellow Nighthawk and I will be taking our listeners on a trip to Senegal for a deep dive into their rich musical traditions. Tune in to TTNS.uk at 23:00 (UK time) and join us in the chatroom.
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Helpful listing of things academics can do now. www.abiperrin.com/p/scientists...
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Helpful listing of things academics can do now. www.abiperrin.com/p/scientists...
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"... I’m going to make the observation that it’s going to be hard to figure out how to fight wars over sunshine.
What I’m trying to say is, if you’re for peace and democracy, then a solar panel is a valuable tool (and a valuable symbol, a peace sign for our age)."
What I’m trying to say is, if you’re for peace and democracy, then a solar panel is a valuable tool (and a valuable symbol, a peace sign for our age)."
International law won't constrain Trump's thirst for oil. But every solar panel that goes up makes crude reserves that much less valuable
billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...
Just possibly it's the oil?
A solar panel is the new peace sign
billmckibben.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
"... I’m going to make the observation that it’s going to be hard to figure out how to fight wars over sunshine.
What I’m trying to say is, if you’re for peace and democracy, then a solar panel is a valuable tool (and a valuable symbol, a peace sign for our age)."
What I’m trying to say is, if you’re for peace and democracy, then a solar panel is a valuable tool (and a valuable symbol, a peace sign for our age)."
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Step Into 1938!
Free #3D model of the entire 1938 Empire Exhibition, delivered through #Unity. This isn’t just a digital replica; it’s a layered learning resource designed for both teaching and independent exploration.
sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/redisco...
#Glasgow #history #GBL #edTech #decolonisation
Free #3D model of the entire 1938 Empire Exhibition, delivered through #Unity. This isn’t just a digital replica; it’s a layered learning resource designed for both teaching and independent exploration.
sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/redisco...
#Glasgow #history #GBL #edTech #decolonisation
Blog Post | Glasgow School of Art | Rediscovering the Empire Exhibition of 1938 in 3D
Step back into the 1938 Empire Exhibition through an immersive 3D reconstruction of a forgotten Glasgow landmark. - Dec 24, 2025
sit.gsa.ac.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Step Into 1938!
Free #3D model of the entire 1938 Empire Exhibition, delivered through #Unity. This isn’t just a digital replica; it’s a layered learning resource designed for both teaching and independent exploration.
sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/redisco...
#Glasgow #history #GBL #edTech #decolonisation
Free #3D model of the entire 1938 Empire Exhibition, delivered through #Unity. This isn’t just a digital replica; it’s a layered learning resource designed for both teaching and independent exploration.
sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/redisco...
#Glasgow #history #GBL #edTech #decolonisation
A real privilege to get the final question in at last night’s fascinating conversation between @michaelemann.bsky.social and @edufuturist.bsky.social, and delighted that Michael’s parting advice aligned exactly with the work we are doing on climate & sustainability education at City St George’s.
How can we do climate change work in academia during the present crisis?
Here's our full Future Trends Forum conversation with @michaelemann.bsky.social :
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GEn...
Here's our full Future Trends Forum conversation with @michaelemann.bsky.social :
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GEn...
Doing academic climate change work in 2026
YouTube video by Bryan Alexander
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
A real privilege to get the final question in at last night’s fascinating conversation between @michaelemann.bsky.social and @edufuturist.bsky.social, and delighted that Michael’s parting advice aligned exactly with the work we are doing on climate & sustainability education at City St George’s.
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Just heard an AI ethicist talk about how important it is that we say ‘MEN are using Grok to undress images of babies, children and women’ not ‘Grok is….’. Grok isn’t responsible for the action, the men enabling & using it for this repulsive purpose are. Small but important bit of linguistic accuracy
January 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Just heard an AI ethicist talk about how important it is that we say ‘MEN are using Grok to undress images of babies, children and women’ not ‘Grok is….’. Grok isn’t responsible for the action, the men enabling & using it for this repulsive purpose are. Small but important bit of linguistic accuracy
Probably the most important factor about the risks to an American takeover of Greenland but the one thing that barely anyone seems to be talking about - keeping that big old ice sheet right where it is for as long as possible.
As everyone talks about Greenland, don't forget its actual global significance--a two mile thick sheet of ice that if melted would raise the sea level 23 feet (and long before that choke off the currents of the Atlantic)
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Greenland has a 'vital strategic asset'
A sheet of ice two miles thick (and also some remarkable people)
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Probably the most important factor about the risks to an American takeover of Greenland but the one thing that barely anyone seems to be talking about - keeping that big old ice sheet right where it is for as long as possible.
Suspect that data centres will come to be seen as the ‘dark satanic mills’ (yet mostly in people’s) of our age - updating the industrial era for the digital one.
January 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Suspect that data centres will come to be seen as the ‘dark satanic mills’ (yet mostly in people’s) of our age - updating the industrial era for the digital one.
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Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
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I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM
I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
Tomorrow, back to work after two weeks off that were both restful and productive. And I go into the new working year with probably (as far as my records can tell) my first #InboxZero in about five years! Won’t last long, but nothing like a blank state to start back up from.
January 4, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Tomorrow, back to work after two weeks off that were both restful and productive. And I go into the new working year with probably (as far as my records can tell) my first #InboxZero in about five years! Won’t last long, but nothing like a blank state to start back up from.
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We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
Watching ‘Bowie: The Final Act’ on C4. Mike Garson just stated that Bowie was the Miles Davis of the rock world - always thought that too.
January 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Watching ‘Bowie: The Final Act’ on C4. Mike Garson just stated that Bowie was the Miles Davis of the rock world - always thought that too.